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. 2019 Nov 18;10:108. doi: 10.1186/s13244-019-0786-7

Table 1.

Differential diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction by location

Brainstem Skull base Carotid sheath Thyroid Superior mediastinum Larynx
Tumor Meningioma Glomus vagale Carcinoma Tumor/lymphadenopathy Laryngocele
Infarction Metastasis Schwannoma Iatrogenic Vascular etiologies Polyps, cysts
Glomus jugulare Trauma Goiter Squamous cell carcinoma
Papillomatosis
Amyloidosis